CRCK_REMOVEWAT

June 08, 2013
 Analysis by: Anthony Joe Melgarejo
 ALIASES:

HackTool:MSIL/Wpakill.A (Microsoft), Crack-WindowsWGA.a (McAfee), not-a-virus.Crack.RemoveWAT (Ikarus)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Cracking Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This cracking application may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Apr 2011

Arrival Details

This cracking application may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This cracking application drops the following files:

  • %System%\slwga.dll
  • %System%\systemcpl.dll

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)

NOTES:
It displays a windows where it requires user interaction to click certain buttons consecutively to perform its intended routine.